14:48 Punchestown

Monday 13 January 2025

All12:4813:1813:4814:1814:4815:1815:48

50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 6f  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:48  |   Winning time: 5m 49.01s
1st
Horse silk
9
5/2
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Rear of mid-division, progress after 2nd, slight mistake at 4th, 3rd after 5th, led before 7th, increased lead before last, kept on run-in, reduced advantage close home op 11/4 tchd 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
4
2/1f
T: D QueallyJ: C M Quirke (5)
Tracked leader, 2nd after 5th, 3rd before 7th, closed in 2nd 4 out, no impression on leader before last, kept on run-in, held op 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
7
8/1
T: Sean AllenJ: Mr D Allen (7)
Led, headed before 7th, 3rd 4 out, no impression on leaders before last where not fluent, one paced run-in op 9/1 tchd 7/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
5
11/2
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Close up, mid-division before 2nd, 5th after 5th, 4th after 7th, not fluent 4 out, no impression before last, no extra closing stages tchd 5/1 and 13/2
5th
Horse silk
23
6
22/1
T: P T FoleyJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Rear, 6th after 5th, not fluent 3 out, effort in 5th 2 out, soon no impression, weakened before last op 18/1 tchd 16/1
6th
Horse silk
8
2
18/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan
Prominent, 4th after 5th, 5th after 7th, dropped to 6th 2 out, weakened op 22/1
7th
Horse silk
18
1
4/1
T: M F MorrisJ: M P Walsh
Rear, 7th after 5th, not fluent at 7th, under pressure after 4 out, slightly detached 3 out, weakened after 2 out op 5/2

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
3
200/1
T: Miss T L CoganJ: P Hanlon (7)
Rear of mid-division, towards rear before 2nd, 8th after 5th, mistake at 6th and unseated rider tchd 150/1

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8
Horse silk
Tell Me Again1
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 7
T: P J Gilligan  J: J G Gilligan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.50Pl:€1.30, €1.20, €2.00EX:€7.10Trifecta:€53.00SF:€8.58

Forecasts

Custom Taylor (2/1), Will The Wise (5/2), Banter At The Bar (4/1), Jump Allen (11/2), Prophet's Corner (8/1), Butchers Bill (18/1), Mashalla Habibi (22/1), Tell Me Again (66/1), Catch Yourself On (200/1)

Verdict

Point winner BANTER AT THE BAR may well turn out to be an above-average recruit and he is taken to make a winning start under Rules. Custom Taylor has done nothing wrong in his two starts over hurdles and he rates the main danger ahead of Will The Wise. The Willie Mullins-trained Jump Allen and Prophet's Corner are others with potential.

  1. BANTER AT THE BAR
  2. CUSTOM TAYLOR (IRE)
  3. WILL THE WISE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Slanagaibhgoleir
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
J: M P Walsh  |  T: G Elliott
3/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,199.004th: €600.005th: €360.006th: €240.00

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